CANTOR, Eric, a Representative from Virginia; born in Richmond, Henrico County,
Va., June 6, 1963; B.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1985;
J.D., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1988; M.S., Columbia
University, New York, N.Y., 1989; lawyer; small businessman; member of the
Virginia state house of delegates, 1992-2001; elected as a Republican to the
One Hundred Seventh and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation
on August 18, 2014 (January 3, 2001-August 18, 2014); unsuccessful candidate
for renomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014; minority whip
(One Hundred Eleventh Congress); majority leader (One Hundred Twelfth and One
Hundred Thirteenth Congresses).